The Ghana Football Association has ruled out appointing Stephen Keshi as coach of the Black Stars after he expressed his desire to take the job.
Keshi was controversially sacked as coach of Nigeria in October, 2014 having managed the role on a non-contract basis after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The former Super Eagles coach had said on Happy FM that he would relish the prospect of replacing Kwesi Appiah, a tenure ended by mutual consent in September, 2014.
Keshi had told Happy FM in Ghana: “I would love to coach Ghana. Having the opportunity will be great.
“I have not spoken officially to anyone but I will love to lead this team.
“Of course if I get the chance to coach the team, the target will be the Africa Cup of Nations. The country has not won the title in a long time and I know Ghanaians are desirous of winning the cup.
“But like I said, we have to look at getting the job first. I want to coach the team if the opportunity is there.”
GFA vice-president, Fred Crentsil has stated on Monday, October 27, 2014 that three candidates have already been interviewed for the vacancy and Keshi is not among them.
“Unfortunately, we are not considering any other names and so Stephen Keshi – who we respect a lot – will not be able to make it,” Crentsil told Super Sports.
“We opened a window for applications and it’s been closed for some time now. We’ve even shortlisted and interviewed three coaches and we are in the last stages of sending a report to the FA Executive Committee,” he added.
The three coaches that were interviewed by Ghanaian Football Association are; Swiss coach Michel Pont, Spaniard Juan Ignacio Martinez and former Chelsea manager Avram Grant.
